The well-heeled and our personal well-being
Do we need, some observers of our fraying social fabric suggest, more people in public life noble enough to champion basic ethical norms?
$740 Billion Pentagon Bill receives all but six Democrat votes in Senate
“The United States government should be responding to the needs, to the desperation, of families in our country at this time.”
In North Carolina, hope amidst political chaos
Republicans in North Carolina are doing everything they can to take away the rights of minorities.
Sanders and Omar lead congressional push for Global Wealth Tax as Biden faces crucial...
This initiative, led by Brazil, aims to address the glaring disparities in global wealth distribution and strengthen efforts to achieve tax fairness.
Police Taser causes man to burst into flames
Although the officers were not wearing body cameras, Chief Darling confirmed that surveillance cameras recorded part of the incident.
The crowning fiasco: even the king looked embarrassed
The discussion around the British monarchy, which is starting to ignite and will grow and deepen, needs to take in the wider issue of wealth and income inequality and the poisonous economic system that fuels it.
Third Blogger Hacked to Death within 3 Months
On Tuesday, a blogger was ambushed and hacked to death on his way to work in Bangladesh. Reportedly on a list of targets compiled by Islamic extremists for assassination, he was the third blogger to be killed for supporting science and reason over religious fundamentalism.
When economic growth indicates failure
For the well-being of most everyone – including the rich – equality is more important than growth.
Donald Trump dismantles Hillary Clinton’s big money machine
Republican nominee scores upset despite being outraised, outspent.
Gun violence research matters. Here’s why
Private and individual donors—and recently a few states—have been stepping into a federal funding void to finance gun violence research.








